So sorry for another TMI, but my body has decided to do it's Spring Cleaning. It does this every once in a while.....like an "everything must go" sale or something. But I did see 208 on the scale this morning.....will it hold? Stay tuned!

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Maxibee.....lol! I would give my left toe for 208 right now! lol
What do you think of the pic displayed for me? That is very much me. Long blonde hair, blue eyes, thin eyebrows, makeup queen, my lips aren't that big though......
I weighed the same this morning as yesterday, I can't wait til TOM Is gone so that the weight can shooosshhhhh......
do you weigh everyday?

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I love the avatar! She (you) looks like one of my DD's Bratz dolls!

I was 212 Monday.....208 Tuesday, and 207 today. I was 205 on Valentine's Day and haven't seen it since....but hope to see it again soon.

Yes, I weigh every day. I try not to let the 1-2 pound fluctuations get to me.....alot of it is fluid retention. I just like to know if I am doing the right things or if that new s/f BBQ sauce is making me bloated, for example. I would hate to only weigh once a week and not know how or when I lost (or gained) those pounds.

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I went back to see what goal I had set for this challenge.....and I don't see where I did! So, if I were to actually meet my other challenge goals, I would want to be down to 185 by Memorial Day. That's about 5 weeks from the Texas Meet....where I'm *supposed* to be down to 189. 4 more pounds in the next 5 weeks may be doable.....since the closer you get to goal, the harder it is to lose.

My stats for the Make Memorial Day Memorable:(using my weight from March 13) 210/207/185.......3 down, 22 to go.

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I stepped on the scale this morning and lost more weight, everyday that I wake up and feel better and lighter. I had BBQ sause last night. I made spare ribs in the crockpot I let it cook (on low) for about 10 hours. I poured half a bottle of Kraft Low Carb BBQ Sause over it and filled half of bottle (after it was empty) with water, swished it around and they were great and I still lost this morning. Are you eating any l/c bars, shakes? muffins?? anything like that....they all slow me down to almost a stall at times. How tall are you Maxibee and what do you look like?? PQ

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PQ, if you haven't tried this site, scope it out:
My Virtual Model at www.myvirtualmodel.com
You can make a model that looks alot like you. I will try to post a pic of mine here....she looks ALOT like me, except for my eyes and nose are rounder, and she doesn't have cellulite! LOL! Or weird grey/green eyes.

BTW- I am 5'9". I also posted an awful pic of me in the thread about Texas Lowcarbers meeting....I'll try to hunt that up for you.

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I tried forever, I could get the hair color to change, the eyes, nothing? Seard didn't accomodate my weight, that was great! I couldn't even change the shoes like you did. Anyway I like the way that you dress...like your style friend!
Have you ever felt foggy on low carb, like my brain power isn't there like it should be? I take alot of vitamins and everything and I eat my veggies, between 15-20 carbs a day, I am still on Induction. Anyways, thanks for the idea of who I bonded with!!

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PQ-I had to sign in and I chose a company that was H&L or something....some clothing company. I'll scope it out and see if I can find out what the deal was for you. It used to be just a make-a-model-of-yourself thing, then it became a try-our-clothes-on-yourself-virtually thing. It's really cool to put your current weight in, then change it to your goal weight and see how you will look when you get there. When I logged in this time, I had to change my model to my current weight.....she was still weighing in at 225!

I'm up a pound to 208, but cannot change my siggy.....no matter what I do, it says it's too long. :(

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I looked at you profile and you have come a long way ! I would beeming at 208 friend!!!! I bet that you are eager to see that 199 though...when I get closer to that weight I will be making a challenge 199 race/club whatever..... Maybe that will be in this thread though. ????? I am 35 pounds away however.

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So how is everyone doing with this challenge? I cheated once with some cookies, and the only reason that they were in my environment is because I have(well not have to but, I like to take care of him because he does nice things for me) to make my boyfriends lunch every day and he is sleeping when I make it soo.....no one is around (except my two cats Ginger and Mittens) and well they won't tell on their Mommy. They lead a "fancy feast" life, they aren't dumb. The cookies called me, pathetic huh? AND.... before I knew it I was shoving them in my mouth, and as I have read after the third bite of the binge...I no longer tasted them...but needed 2 more anyways. I wanted to tell my boyfriend that he needs to put his own (wonderfully awful ugly) cookies in his own bag; but then he would think that I was this big fat no-control freak that can't smell some cookies without pounding down 4 or 10 of them.:o
I swear to you, the pasta, bread, potatoes or anything "comforting" like I could nix that, hold that in my hands, smell that, it does NOTHING for me,...BUT!!!!...get me near a cookie and I am in trouble. Last night as I put the cookies in the little baggie...I thought, I hate you, I hate what you do to me, I hate the control you reign over me, you aren't all that great...this is what I have to do to get through putting 6 little wonderfully awful ugly evil cookies in a bag!!!! Cookies are my drug "of choice", along with any other bakery goodie out there and chocolate.... I am obviously addicted to them and I know that they only way to rid of an addiction is to obstain (thanks Dr. Atkins!!:king I have read that quote in his blue (bible) book to myself over and over and over again. And the quote, "that it is just a momentarily affliction" I was afflicted alright!
I don't think that the boyfriend is getting cookies tomorrow for lunch.

Anyone else face the cheats? Do you feel the cornered affect that I was up against. Did you cheat? How did you prevent yourself from cheating again? I am the only one that talks to food?

Other than the cookie invasion...I have been good and 100% and just down right eager to get the weight off and to move on with (why) my obsession with food. Finding the route as to why I eat and "stuff" is the harder issue to deal with, and not doing that self-hating things to myself...even harder...especially since I have been relying my not-so-friendly "friend" food for years and years. :o

Thanks for listening everyone!
Reply when you can...
PQ

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I do struggle with some of the food that enters my house. But I try to eat a low carb substitute. I had my very favorite cookies here in the house last week, and normally I would have eaten the whole bag with out my kids even knowing it. So this time, I just seperated them into 4 baggies, and they were my kids treats for the next however many days. That way they were assigned, not for just anyone. Maybe try that, one day while your boyfriend is up, seperate the cookies into baggies for his lunch, then have him eat what ever is leftover right then. Then there is only enough cookies for his lunches. Just a thought.
The other two challenges are just about over, but I wanted to join this one now. I know this is a lofty goal, but I really want to crank up the exercise and water, so I am going to try to lose 30lb's by Memorial Day. That is 51 days from today. I still haven't gotten the strawberries planted, or any of the rest of the garden in, so I have a lot to do in the next few weeks. Anyway, that is my goal, 30 lbs in 51 days.

Just brush off the cheat and go back to your woe right away.

30/0/0 pounds wanted to lose/pounds lost/pounds to go!

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marcia46,
I think that 30 is a great goal for 51 days. I would be thrilled with 20.

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Hey, PQ. I have to buy for DH (who loves SB products, but doesn't really eat l/c) and DD so there is always something here for them I shouldn't eat. I TRY to buy them their (______) and make it the kind/flavor I don't like.

Kroger had "Buy one, get one free" on Marie Callendar Pies....and DH wanted some, so I bought one Key Lime and one Turtle. As I was putting them in the cart, I muttered:"Oh, great! Now I have to try to ignore you two.....fabulous!"

I got down to 205 today.....we'll see if it holds!

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Maxibee,
I am soooo jealous of 205!
Any pie would do me in,I have been cheating and nearly given up at this point. I am working out alot though and watching what I eat.

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PQ, I actually saw 204 Sunday morning, and 206 :( Monday morning, then 205 this morning. That's the way it goes for me.

It's really weird....sometimes you couldn't bribe me with a $100 to eat anything off plan. Other times, I am beginning to wonder if I will EVER get back on plan. Sometimes I have the miunchies all day, and sometimes I don't even get hungry. I think it's largely hormonal.

I think I'm gonna try to chart my weight losses/gains over the last 3 years to try to see if there are any discernable patterns going on there: months, times of month, seasons, or whatever. We'll see how that goes.

My stats right now: 210/205/185. And 48 days left to lose.....20 pounds. Yikes! I'd better get my butt into high gear!

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